In today’s episode we begin to discuss the idea of how just as the sun needs a protective shield for us to be able to handle its rays, so does G-d’s Name of Havaya need a protective shield for us to be able to experience Him in a way that we can handle. Sha’ar HaYichud V’Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 4
Episode 201 12 Sivan Leap Year Why Don’t We Disappear?
In today’s episode we bring up a challenge to seeing sun and sunlight as a parallel to understanding G-d’s Speech in relation to His Creations.
Episode 200 11 Sivan Leap Year Sunlight Is an Illusion
In today’s episode we discuss the sun in relation to its sunlight as an analogy to understand G-d in relation to His Creation.
Sha’ar HaYichud V’Haemunah, middle of Chapter 3
Episode 199 10 Sivan Leap Year E=MC2
In today’s episode we discuss how dependent creation is on G-d’s Speech to sustain it. Sha’ar HaYichud Ve’Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 3
Episode 198 9 Sivan Leap Year Was The Matrix on to Something?
In today’s episode we discuss how G-d Creates the world something from nothing at every moment through His Letters of Speech. Sha’ar HaYichud V’Haemunah end of Chapter 2
Episode 197 8 Sivan Leap Year What Is More Miraculous than the Splitting of the Sea?
In today’s episode we discuss the difference between how G-d creates vs. how humans create. Sha’ar HaYichud V’Haemuna, Beginning of Chapter 2
Episode 196 7 Sivan Leap Year What Does Monotheism Really Mean?
In today’s episode we discuss how the Ten Utterances through which G-d created the world are the fundamental building blocks of all of creation.
Episode 195 6 Sivan Leap Year Beginner’s Mind
In today’s episode we discuss Chinuch Katan, which is the introduction to the section of the tanya known as Sha’ar HaYichud V’Haemunah. The section deals with understanding what it means to “educate a child according to his youth such that even when he ages it won’t depart from him”. Chinuch Katan in its entirety.
Episode 194 5 Sivan Leap Year A Candle Meditation
In today’s episode we discuss how performing mitzvos is likened to a candle. Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 53.
Episode 193 4 Sivan Leap Year Where Has Divinity Gone?
In today’s episode we discuss what happened to the Shechina after the First Temple was destroyed, both in the times of the Second Temple, as well as in our times now that the Second Temple has been destroyed as well. Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 53
